Boyd Crumrine Patterson was an American mathematician and the ninth president of Washington & Jefferson College.

[1] Patterson was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 1902, and graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1923, completing his studies in three years.

[1] In that position, he oversaw curriculum revisions, updated admissions standards, and generally enhanced Washington and Jefferson's reputation.

[1] All told, 17 buildings were constructed during Patterson's tenure, including the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity House, the Wilbur F. Henry Memorial Physical Education Center, ten Greek housing units in the center of campus, the U.

[3] On December 12, 1969, the Board of Trustees authorized the admission of women as undergraduate students, to be effective in September 1970.